Voluntary Pre Kindergarten

Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) is a state-funded program for all of Florida’s four-year-olds, designed to prepare them for future educational success and is administered in Santa Rosa County by the Early Learning Coalition. The program is voluntary for children and providers and is provided at no cost to the parents. To be eligible, children must turn four years of age on or before September 1, of the school year in which they will attend VPK and must reside in the State of Florida.

VPK is offered through school sites, licensed family child care homes, and child care centers. Providers have the option of providing VPK in either or both of the following:

• 540 instructional hours during the fall/spring school year
• 300 instruction hours during the summer

Providers interested in offering VPK services should complete a Form AWI-VPK 10 (Statewide Provider Registration Application); please contact Darla Frame at 850-983-4710 for more information.

Other Helpful Information/Forms

VPK Provider Handbook - here 

Statewide Provider Agreement - here

Statewide Provider Application - here

Class Registration Application - Instructors - here

Class Registration Application - Calendars - here

Short Attendance Verification - here

Parental Consent for Class Transfers - here

VPK Change Form - here

VPK Substitute Tracking Form - here

Child Disenrollment Form - here

Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds - here.

Affidavit of Good Moral Character - here

Additional information about the Florida Department of Education (DOE) Early Learning Pre-Kindergarten Program - here.

Frequently asked VPK questions - here